Since Jacob isn’t talking much yet, I’ve taken the liberty of naming his new stuffed bear. We will call him Goosebear–a combination of two nicknames I frequently use for the little man. It’s only been a few hours, but I think Jacob likes him. I can’t begin to tell you how much this warms my […]

Posts just aren’t happening this week. I strive to write posts that mean something, that communicate something I’ve learned or something I’m learning. I’m too in the middle of things right now to do that. It seems each time I feel like I’m getting back up, something else comes along and knocks me back again. […]

. . . for those whom they love will keep warm.   Last October, I learned how to knit. Or rather, I relearned how to knit. My mom taught me when I was younger, but I never made any kind of project, not even a scarf.   When word went around on a neighborhood listserve […]